Classics. Yosef Lekach. Megilas Esther. First Edition. Cremona 1576. Unidentified Signature!

Classics. Yosef Lekach. Megilas Esther. First Edition. Cremona 1576. Unidentified Signature!
Classic commentary to Megilas Esther, by R. Eliezer Ashkenazi, author of the Maaseh HaShem. In the introduction, the author hints at his wanderings from Egypt and his residence in Cyprus.
R. Eliezer Ashkenazi (1513-1586), was born in Venice and, after studying under the local Torah scholars, fled to Egypt, where he served as a doctor and advisor to the king. He then moved to Constantinople and thence to Cyprus. He eventually travelled to Poland, and at the end of his life served as Rav in Cracow.
The commentary of the Vilna Gaon of Megilas Esther is based on this Sefer.
Stefansky Hebrew Classics 16. Vinograd Cremona 46. Draconi press. 83 pages. 17 cm. Overall good condition. Staining. Slight worming. Some pages bound out of order. Trimmed margins, effecting headers and footers, slightly affecting the text on a few pages. Title page trimmed affecting design. Modern binding with a leather spine.
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